How to deal with waste.
The Earth is the essential element for all living organisms but, unfortunately, it’s we who pollute it. Waste pollution may not be extremely dangerous in its direct outcome, but in the long term it will have a devastating effect on the environment and health of its dwellers, that’s why it’s a burning issue. The term ‘‘a throwaway society’’ describes a modern consumer society in which people do not keep things for very long, even though those things still work or are still useful.
Despite the fact that recycling is one of the most important ways of saving the environment, it has both positive and negative effects. The positive effects: First of all, recycling reduces the amount of waste put into landfills. Secondly, making products from raw materials costs much more than if they are made from recycled products, so it reduces financial expenditure for the economy. Finally, recycling reduces the need for raw materials so that the rainforests, for instance, can be preserved. But there are also negative consequences. The recycling process itself produces a lot of pollutants. Recycling sites and processes are often unhygienic and unsafe and this might pose dangers to health. It also involves much financial resources.
Pros and cons of recycling are still being argued upon by many but it is noticeable that the advantages still outweigh the disadvantages.
There are certain waste types that cannot be disposed of without special handling which will prevent contamination from occurring. Biomedical waste is one example of such. This is found in health care facilities and similar institutions. The special waste disposal system for this unit in place to dispose of this type of waste.
Although many people consider that they should not be forced to do what they don’t want to do, I think that as long as the problem of waste pollution exists, the government should impose correspondent laws.. For example, new laws may be imposed on supermarkets to pay customers for returned empty bottles and tins. Secondly, the powers that be should put pressure on food industry factories to use as little packaging for products as possible and not to produce drinks in cans. Thirdly, rubbish can be turned into energy. That saves fossil fuel and cuts pollution.
Insofar as I know, humanity is going green at a swift rate these days. Being eco-friendly has never had greater significance to people than it does nowadays. Environmental organizations provide people with information about eco concerns therefore many of us choose to live environmentally friendly lives by committing ourselves to simple rules created to keep the environment clean. However, the development of global economy closely followed by the advent of international corporations leads to drastic consequences for our planet. Affluent societies are craving for higher living standards. Due to this people in well-developed countries are inspired to consume more than they used to do in the past thereby we are torn between two things: safe and clean environment or fully satisfied needs; in other words it all comes down to the choice between selflessness and selfishness. However simple it may look at first glance, for decades people have struggled and are still struggling to find an appropriate solution. And I think that environmental problems are likely to remain a pressing issue for generations to come.
I believe that recycling plays a crucial role in saving the environment. Since I consider myself environmentally aware, I tend to send for recycling all I can. I also changed ordinary light bulbs in my flat to compact fluorescent ones. I got used to sorting trash before raking it out. I deposit used glass containers to the bottle banks. While shopping I drop vegetables into the card naked. I always have a paper bag on me because I never buy polyethylene bags. So long as I buy eco-friendly products, reusable water bottles and rechargeable batteries I feel that I do something important for the world.
Waste disposal is one of the major eco-concerns people are faced with today, and we must do something about it before it is too late to act. Our task is to work really hard to change the current state of affairs, and apart from conforming to the environmental protection measures, we should make it our duty to encourage people around us to participate in the common effort towards a cleaner world. Only together we’ll manage to come closer to the right solution, otherwise there is a great likelyhood for our society to meet its premature demise.